Shea called up to first USMNT camp

FC Dallas players Brek Shea and Heath Pearce were
the only MLS players included on Thursday in the 20-man roster named by Bob Bradley for matches
against Poland and Colombia in October.

For Shea, it marks his first ever
call-up to a senior national team camp. Pearce has 32 caps for the US team and was a member of the team's preliminary 30-man roster before the World Cup in South Africa.

It was expected that few MLS players would be called upon,
given MLS clubs are in the stretch run of the 2010 regular season. With FC
Dallas still very much in the thick of the Supporters' Shield race, Shea and
Pearce will not miss their MLS weekend match on Oct. 9.

“We understand this is a critical point in the season for
teams in MLS,” Bradley said in a statement. “Given the circumstances,
we felt it was important that the MLS players be given as much opportunity as
possible to remain with their clubs and continue to make important contributions
as the playoffs approach.”

The other noteworthy highlight of the roster is the call-up
of Schalke 04 midfielder Jermaine Jones, who backed out of a call-up for the
USA vs. Brazil match in August.

Along with Shea, Aston Villa defender Eric Lichaj was also
named to the US roster for the first time.

The US takes on Poland at Soldier Field on Oct. 9 and then
hosts Colombia at PPL Park on Oct. 12 in the USMNT’s first ever match at the
Philadelphia Union’s stadium.